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The El Dorado Main Street promotion known as Thankful Thursday hosted their first event of the year on Thur., Apr. 6th. Thankful Thursday is held on the first Thursday of each month from Apr. to Dec. “This free monthly event is a way to celebrate shopping locally and supporting the businesses in our Downtown District,” said Sierra Marie Bonn, El Dorado Main Street Communications Project Manager.

Financial planning is a key component of successful money management. When financial plans are established and put in place, individuals are in much better position to achieve both short-term goals, like financing a dream vacation, and long-term aspirations, like retiring with enough money to live your golden years without worry.

The prevalence of technology has ensured that many things are competing for people’s attention at any given moment. That includes when people are driving, which has contributed to a dangerous phenomenon known as distracted driving.

Dear Readers, Four hundred forty-eight out of US-50’s 3,019 miles meander across Kansas. Because it twists and turns, the KS portion of this major coast to coast route when viewed on a map looks like it’s been drawn with a leaky pen. Not every mile runs straight East -West, but I can attest that five of them in Coffey County do because that’s my favorite way to get to Lebo, the town nearest the farm. However, this time of year, if fate finds me driving this stretch at dawn or dusk, I always think I am in the wrong place at the wrong time, simply because US-50 and the sun are in such blazingly perfect alignment. It is not always “fate.” Occasionally it’s poor timing on my part. Sometimes a chain of events result in my travelling those miles at the very moment the sun is rising or setting. All the above can find me driving those miles a few minutes earlier or later and instead of experiencing near blindness, I behold an extraordinary sunrise or sunset. I cannot explain or take credit for such moments. I find there is no need to be anything but THANKFUL when fortune fills my windshield.

Serves 8 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus 1 tablespoon at room temperature for the pan 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 bananas 3/4 cup chopped pecans 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 11/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs, lightly beat- en 1/4 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Preheat the oven to 350 F. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan with the 1 tablespoon room temperature butter and dust with the granulated sugar and tip out any excess.

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP | BUSINESS SUCCESS Melanie Perkins Melanie Perkins started her first business when she was 14 and at age 19, dropped out of university to found her own company. She would eventually create Canva, a global design company, and become Australia’s youngest billionaire.

Every year, the first Sunday evening in April, people come from miles around to the tiny town of Isabel, Kansas to gather at the Isabel Church of Christ to sing hymns. They have been packing this house of God for more than 15 years, and 2023 was similar in voices raised to heaven.

TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature signed off on a new state government budget Thursday reallocating unspent federal economic stimulus funding to help communities with infrastructure projects, pump $100 million more into the state’s rainy-day account and support construction of a joint university health science center in Wichita.